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Rally North America is a scavenger hunt style (automotive) multi-state road rally event founded in 2009. The Rally North America events have raised over $1,000,000 for charity since its inception in 2009

RNA (Rally North America) was established in 2009 by a group of fans that couldn't attend a different automotive rally.

RNA (aka Rally North America) is a group of around 80 or more road rally teams that gather together at least once a year to raise money for a selected charity. Each year the group picks another charity to support, while enjoying each other's company on America's vast road system. Along the way the group finds spots or Check points and takes pictures of themselves in front of whatever the check-point as proof they had stopped at that location. Awards are given to the teams that best complete or meet the qualifications of the award.

The Goal of any Rally North America event is to raise money for a deserving charity. All money raised by the rally teams goes to that years charity nothing is ever kept by the teams. The event has grown to a level that new teams can only join the RNA if a slot opens up, many of the teams return year after year to help raise money and enjoy the trips.

Awards

The Concept

Rally North America is a charity based Road rally that sends teams out on a scavenger hunt to find key points along a secret route that only the organizers know. The teams must navigate with in safe highway speeds to these checkpoints and place themselves in front of the attraction and take a photo as proof they were there. The teams that arrive first safely with out any traffic violations and have the proof of all the checkpoints will place in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd for the day. Those teams that place are no longer in the running to win another navigational award, but can still have a chance at winning one of the category awards.

The teams are lined up each day by the amount of money they raised for the charity. Those with the highest amount raised for the years charity will start first, or will be on the "Pole Position" In honor of their team's efforts for the cause.

Rules for Disqualification or Penalty

2. A team is witnessed and recorded on video of unsafe actions by another rally team

2009 - Rally One

Rally ONE's starting line was New York Cities Meat District and departed with another popular rally and finished on the beach in Ocean City Maryland. Only 8 teams attended this inaugural rally event. History is that the RNA was born on the last night of the "ONE" over a 30 pack of Busch Light beers.

2010 - Route 66 2010

Route 66 was the first official road rally organized by Rally North America, and it was the first of its kind as well, hosting two starting cities Fontana California and Joliet Illinois with a common rally point at the Big Texan in Amarillo Texas. All in all there were 60 teams that participated in the event.^[2]

Route 66 2010 (EAST)

Route 66 2010 (West)

2011 - Rally Appalachia

2012 - Rally Dixie

Starting in the Downtown location of Nobelsville Indiana, 80 cars rallied for the Accelerated Cure Project For Multiple Sclerosis. The rally made stops at the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky, The Goodyear Plant in Gadsden Alabama, and finished on the beach at Fort Walton Beach Florida.^[3]^[4]

Teams were welcomed on the World-famous Talladega Super Speedway in Talladega Alabama on the second day.

Rally organizers Scott Spielman and Tony Intrieri were named Champions by the Accelerated Cure Project. This was the largest 3rd party event in the history of the Project.^[5]^[6]

Best Costume Award: Troy Krich and Pals (Team Cream) Car- Police Cruiser Honorable Mention - Jeff & Gail Rushing (Team Raptor)

Day One winners - 1st - Team Bacon B8, 2nd - Team Angry Goat (Team Mojo finished 2nd but received a ticket, hence DQ'd), 3rd - name not mentioned in video

Day Two winners - 1st Team Mega Force, 2nd - Team Eff Yeah!, 3rd - Team LS One / Topgun

Day Three winners - 1st Team TDI, 2nd Team Hopps, 3rd - Matt Bercik, Dan Carpenter, Aaron Johnson, Jon Bowen (Team Most Impressive)

2012 - Rocky Mountain Rally

The Rocky Mountain Rally an additional event hosted by RNA Associates in Colorado. It consisted of 40 cars that navigated some of the most beautiful areas the US has to offer. The Routes took them from Colorado Springs, CO to Las Vegas, NV.^[8]

Charity: Accelerated Cure Project for MS (See Rally Dixie for charity totals (two events combined funds))

2013 - Rally New England / CJ Pony Parts

Rally New England started in Ithaca New York on July 22, 2013 and included laps on the famed Watkins Glen International raceway. The rally officially started on 22 July in the Ithaca Commons area and consisted of 78 teams. They departed downtown and headed to various checkpoints throughout Up-State New York onto day 1 destination in Rutland, Vermont. From Rutland, Vermont the teams rallied to Camp Sunshine where they were met with the children and staff from Camp Sunshine which was the benefactor of the event. After the visit at Camp Sunshine the teams settled into Auburn Maine. Day 3 consisted of light houses and coastal highways on the final destination into Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Spirit of the Rally - Ernie Clements (Team Red Beard) Car-GTO HONORABLE MENTION: Aaron Johnson (Team Solo)

Best Costume - Troy Krich, Frank Figgs (Team Cream) Car-Jeep HONORABLE MENTION: Gail & Jeff Rushing (Team .38 Caliber)

2013 - Ohio Valley 700

A 2-day rally event that traveled through the Southern Ohio area and Northern Kentucky state roads. The final stop, The French Lick hotel and Casino Resort. The RNA event only accepted 38 Teams for this run in honor of Cody Converse who died in 2013 from a form of Epilepsy known as SUDEP.

Day 1 route entailed several checkpoints, Source 1 Automotive, Loveland Castle, Grant's boyhood home, Optional Time bonus of the Jenny Ann Ferry, Roh's Opera House, Buffalo Trace Distillery, as well as the 2nd capital building in Indiana.

Day 2 route consisted of Patton Tank Museum at Ft. Knox, Louisville Slugger Museum, Clifty Falls, and Competition Racing in Lawrenceburg Indiana, prior to Finishing back at The Greene.

Day 1 Winners 1.Team Angry Goat 66 2.Team TDI 78 3.Team Topless/Dermal Addiction 331

2014 - US Route 50 Rally

Rally North America hosted its 5th Anniversary rally on US Route 50. The field contained 83 teams driving anything from minivans to high performance Hennessy Powered CTS-V's.

The route stuck mainly to highway 50 and started downtown historic Martinsburg West Virginia. Layover cities included Athens Ohio, Bedford Indiana, Jefferson City Missouri, Dodge City Kansas, and the final destination was Pueblo Colorado. This was the first time in history that Rally North America offered a 5-day road rally.

Rally organizers Tony Intrieri and Scott Spielman received the "Presidents" award from the Accelerated Cure Project for their fundraising efforts for the organization.

The rally was also filmed by Matt Farah and his team from The Smoking Tire and can be viewed on YouTube.

Road & Track Magazine Named Rally North America as one of the best Road Rally Events in the world for 2014.

2014 - Ohio Valley 700 Rally

The Second annual Ohio Valley 700 benefiting the Epilepsy Foundation of Western Ohio was held on October 11 through the 13th and primarily consisted of a route that snaked through the back roads of southern Ohio on through central West Virginia. 51 participants raised a total of $26,685.^[14]

The funds will be used by the Epilepsy Foundation of Western Ohio to support the awareness for SUDEP and other Epilepsy programs they operate.

Day 1 consisted of a starting line held on Monument street in downtown Dayton Ohio. Some of the highlight checkpoints were the floodwalls located in Portsmouth Ohio, Hillbilliy Hotdogs in Lesage WV. The Mothman Statue and Museum in Point Pleasant WV, and the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. The overall route for the first day was about 350 miles. The destination city for the first day was Buckhannon, West Virginia.

Day 2 was a lot of the same type of roads, the Rally Teams departed from Jawbone Park in central Buckhannon and made their way to find the 8 checkpoints, which consisted of Waters state park, Old Stone house museum, and a run through Hocking Hills Ohio. The final destination was at the Epilepsy Foundation of Western Ohio.

2015 Smokey Mountain Rally

The Sixth annual summer rally was named The Smoky Mountain Rally benefiting Hope For The Warriors was held during the second week of July 2015. The route that snaked through the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina traveled through Georgia finishing in Savannah. 160 participants raised a total of $121,505.^[14]

Day 1 consisted of a starting line held on Clinch Street Bridge in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. Weather played a role as massive thunderstorms followed the teams across the Cherohala Skyway Some of the highlights were numerous overlooks and waterfalls as well as the Junaluska Memorial located in Robbinsville North Carolina.

2015 Ohio Valley 700

Just wanted to thank all that were involved in making this event a success!! All the new teams were awesome!!! Great meeting so many new folks, and welcoming them into the RNA Family.

2016 Big Sky Rally

2016 Ohio Valley 700

2017 Rally Appalachia II

2018 Rt-50 Rally West

2018 Blue Ridge Rally

2018 Blue Ridge Rally was held 12–14 October 2018 with the beneficiary again going with the organization Concerns of Police Survivors. The route started in Parkersburg West Virginia and the teams stayed at the Historic Blennerhasset Hotel. The rally kicked off at 8:30 AM and went through the back roads of WV and visited some key checkpoints along the way. Day 1 ended in Snowshoe Resort in Snowshoe WV. Day 2 kicked off with a snow storm on top of the mountain while teams made their way to the New River Gorge Bridge for the first checkpoint. For the first time in 8 years there was measurable snow accumulation for a rally start. Day 3 found the teams in Norton VA and the last leg into the final city of Helen GA. Below are the results of the event.

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